Absolute

See also absolute

English

Pronunciation

  • (RP) IPA: /ˈæb.səˌluːt/
  • (US) IPA: /ˈæb.səˌlut/
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Noun

Absolute (plural Absolutes)

  1. (philosophy) That which is totally unconditioned, unrestricted, pure, perfect, or complete; that which can be thought of without relation to others. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]

References

  1. ^ 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 9:

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